LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The drama, “Falsa Colors,” will be produced at the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening by the Ashburton Musical and Dramatic Society. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr T. Bnllook, J.P., and Mr T. Sealy, J.P., two first offenders, for having being drunk, wore fined 5s and oorts each, with the usual alter, native.—Henry Miller, for having been drunk in T&norcd street, was fined 20s, or three clay a’ imprisonment. John Murray, for having been drunk and having acted in a disorderly manner, was fined 10s and costs, and for having made use of obscene language was ordered to be imprisoned for four days. The monthly meeting of the Winslow District School Committee was held in the Schoolroom on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Present —Messrs F. M. Foster (chairman), A. Wilson, O. Drennan, and S. Bellamy, The Master’s report for the past three weeks of the present month gave the number on the roll as 36, average attendance 28-2, Correspondence was read from the Board of Education giving the probable date of examination as January 29. From the Rev Mr Blake enclosing amount for hire of room. Alter passing accounts for payment amounting to £l3 4s sd, the meeting separated. A sweepstakes quoit match is announced to take place to-morrow on the Tinwald racecourse commencing at 11 a.m.
Ninety men were discharged at Christchurch yesterday from the relief works established during the unemployed agitation. Some of them had been employed thereon over twelve months. They have called an open-air meeting in Cathedral square for to-day. About 10 men are still on the works.
A meeting of householders in the new School District of Acton was held at Mr F. Wilson’s house, on Wednesday, for the purpose of forming a School District and electing a Committee. About thirty were present, and Mr S. E. Boyce was voted to the chair. The Chairman read the Board of Education’s advertisement calling the meeting; after which Mr Job Osborne explained his action with regard to any part he had taken in the school work. Several other gentlemen gave explanations. The boundaries of the School District were fixed. Moved by Mr Duncan, and seconded by Mr E. Richards, “ That the site for the school be on the east corner of Rural Section 23945.” Mr Carruthers moved as an amendment, “ That the site be on the corner of E. 3. 18C45; ” seconded by Mr Lookhead. The amendment was lost, and the original motion was carried. The election of a Committee resulted in the return of Messrs S. E. Boyce, J. Duncan, E. Richards, W. Harrison, W. Stewart, W. Swain, and D McMillan. The meeting then adjourned. The meeting throughout was a disorderly one, and at ono time it was feared there would be a serious disturbance. Subsequently the Committee met and unanimously elected Mr John Duncan chairman.
At tlio adjourned inquest held yesterday evening, at Christchurch, on Barnabus J. Hale, killed in a tramway accident on Christmas Day, a verdict of “ Accidentally billed whilst getting out of a tram in motion” was returned. A rider was added recommending that the platforms at the ends of tramcars bo kept clear, and that the trams pull up at all recognised stopping places. A fire started on Tuesday about half a mile from the railway line, on the perpetual lease sections near Dromore, burning a very large area of grass on the Fairfield Estate, and on Mr Grant’s farm, and spreading from there on to the Newland’a road, also destroying a lot of fencing and several miles of gorso hedges. The lire even crossed the road towards the Wakanui Creek as far as Mr Bullock’s place The result is serious to the landholders in the locality, so much good feed being destroyed. The fire had not burnt itself out up to Thursday in the Nawlands district, but so far no grain crops have been destroyed, though some paddocks narrowly escaped. William Williams, 11 years of ago, was killed at Christchurch yesterday evening by being dragged by a horse he was leading. The rope got entangled round his wrist and the horse bolted.
A Northern contemporary states that Tawhiao and a number of followers have started for Parihaka, and intend eating their way from settlement to settlement, until they eventually arrive at Wellington, about the time when Parliament is In session. Saturday and Monday will be observed as bank holidays. A team of the Ashburton Ridas has entered for the sword bayonet competition to take place at Timaru on Tuesday. The following letters were received from places beyond the colony during the month of November, and are now lying unclaimed at the Ashburton Post Office : William Ruare (2), William Gurry, H. R. Smith, Charles Nissen, During 1885 the number of “ deceptions ’’ at the Morgue in Paris was 868. Of these 669 were the bodies of men, 199 of women. Rust is reported from a great many districts in New South Wales, and in many places the wheat crops are in consequence being out for hay. There are 1814 men engaged throughout New South Wales in the work of rabbit extermination, or 300 less than the inspectors consider sufficient to cope with the pest. The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS’ EUCALYPTI EXRACT. Test its eminent powerful effect in coughs, colds, intlueuza etc. —the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe, are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne; the diploma awarded International Exhibition Amsterdam—all these are authentic documents, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add hero epitome of one of the various oases fretted by Siegen, M.D., Professor, etc. : Burning of the right band through the explosion of a small oil stove. The epidermis on the volar and palmer side of the band of the thirty-year-old patient was completely separated and lifted up as far as the joint of the hand. The likewise lifted nails were hanging loose, and half of the phalanx of the nail of the middle finger was' coaled. The wounds thus contracted healed in three weeks under daily applications of Eucalypti Extract dressing. The patient has retained lull use belUaud,—[Advt.] i
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1445, 31 December 1886, Page 2
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